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Thread Number: 43229
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Dyson dc 07 needs repair |
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| Post# 451834 , Reply# 1 4/21/2022 at 00:11 (728 days old) by Mieles5380leo (Virginia) | ||
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| Post# 451856 , Reply# 2 4/22/2022 at 05:28 (727 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
You can't fix a hole in the cyclone with duct tape. At best I would use foil HVAC tape.
Anyone with a Dyson DC07 (including me) - the best tool in your toolbox will be a plastic welding kit. This is my poor DC07 I bought in 2018 that the idiot seller only used a single sheet of packing paper to protect it and it shattered in shipping. Sir James didn't care to use a protectant and stabilizer in the plastic when it was made so the plastic is decaying chemically and becoming akin to a Saturn SL-Series car and any slight movement they break apart. You have to be very delicate with it.
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| Post# 451880 , Reply# 4 4/22/2022 at 14:15 (727 days old) by niclonnic (Bonney Lake, WA) | ||
As a former DC07 owner...
Replacing the clutch can be a giant project indeed, but watching a YouTube video makes the process fairly straightforward. The hardest part is getting the brushbar back in. The original clutch on my (mom's) DC07 Animal somehow broke 4 years ago when I turned it back to "carpet" after cleaning the brushbar. I assume that a gear inside of it became dislodged due to age. She bought a new clutch, along with a HEPA filter, and with the help of a video and her then-fiancé, replaced the clutch successfully. However, when reassembling the machine, she didn't reattach the internal hose properly, so the vacuum wouldn't make a proper seal to the carpet. I didn't find that out until nearly a year later, when I gave her a new vacuum in exchange for the Dyson.
Yes, the wand can be cumbersome, but I got used to it over time. As a result of having to pull on the hose to extend the wand, the hose ripped open near the cuff, so I had to buy a new one off eBay a year and a half ago. I also bought a new washable filter, as the original one got so worn out and dingy after repeated washings. My DC07 Animal was a real warrior, holding up extremely well over the years (no broken plastic whatsoever); my family maintained it well, up until my dad sold it 6 months ago. In a way, I'm glad he got rid of it, as I wasn't fond of the performance on carpet, not to mention that the machine smelled after being used for a while. | ||
| Post# 451887 , Reply# 5 4/22/2022 at 15:12 (727 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN) | ||
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"getting the brushbar back in" There is a special 2 piece tool for this but even with it I hope to never do another. | ||
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